I had an Evo 8 and look what I'm driving now.

 

Well i have beat an modded EVO 8 off a 40mph roll but got beat from the dig but only by half a car lenght

 

By the way does anyone want ne parts off my Z if i do get rid of it?

 

smart

 

Honestly, how many times will you race your EVO? If you are not going to race it a lot you may as well keep your Z (fast and sexy).

 

You're asking people on a Z forum what you should do, what did you think their response would be? Ask the same question on an Evo site and the answer will be just as one sided. Only you can really make the decision..

 

Dibs on your Kinetix Plenum if it's V4. And I'd like to change my opinion now. Please sell your car and get the EVO

 

At this point, you may as well wait for the Evo 10 and see what it has to offer. If it looks anything like this and still has the Evo 9's performance and handling, it may be my next car.

 

The Evo 10 is a totally new design which means a new engine as well. I would not buy a new car in it's first year of production.

 

Well i race my Z alot and it really hasnt let me down much. It beats what it should and more.

 

the evo 10 wont be anything like that!!! most cars never look like the concept

 

yea cuz i find it very ugly

 

I test drove a white evo 9, it was fun. I liked it, inside I can see myself driving the car, on the outside I only like some of it, inside my Z I love it, outside I love it even more...



There are people making 400-500+whp on a stock block, stock compression Z motor that are daily driven, track ran, and street raced. Thats pretty good for a motor that starts off N/A, its easy to mod a car that comes with a turbo. The dealer I went to wanted 38K for its evo 9, after talking them down a little and with a 3K down payment, no thanks, I would rather spend that on the Z.

 

When the 10 comes out, the price on the 9 will drop. Plus they'll throw more incentives at you. Then you can drive both and see which one you like better. If they sold EVO's here, I'd have an MR in the garage.

 

haha i agree on that saying. evos are nice in terms of performance... but the interior of it makes me feel like im in my friends OZ rally lancer. theres no difference in the interior besides the seats and the boosts gauges. my friend switched from an evo 8 to a Z and he said he gets way more looks in the Z than with the evo 8, not sure if thats a good or bad thing but u get the picture...

 

I spent some time on the Evo Forums looking in this and there are a number (5-6) of people who have made the move. From a raw performance perspective they seem to be happier. Here is the link:

http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=169699

The Evo seems to have a few key issues:

Clutch ware
Poor Mitsubishi service
Internal quality and rattles
AC kills HP
Alignment issues eat tires
Major transmission issues (like the Z 3rd gear)
Cost a lot to maintain (common complaint, but no real data)


From a Mods perspective they have significant upside as everyone knows.t

 

+1000

 

Yea see my proklem is dat i have owned a 300z twin turbo, 350z touring, and now a 350z roadster. I love the Z's to death but I get tired of them. I have an habit on buying a new car every year. Maybe i should just get a civic hatchback and make dat my race car instead of the Z. I mean its cheaper and you can make them fast as hell. NOT

 

+1 here. A lot more people try to race the Z than I ever had in the Evo. I don't know if people were scared of the evo or if the z looks faster. Not sure.

 

More importantly there are people with ECU / IHE making 380HP!!!

So you can have an AWD car that spanks on other cars for well under $30k. Still not attractive though.